The Rutland Fire Clay Company first began by marketing a stove lining and later added stove polish. Their first catalog was produced in 1923 and displayed their complete line of 26 products. Rutland Fire Clay Company survived the Great Depression of the 1930s and World War II and began to flourish. War shortages prompted people to go back to using their old wood stoves, and Rutland supplied many maintenance products for stoves. As the Company grew, the firm maintained the desire to furnish quality goods for the customer. After expanding the manufacturing to other parts of the country, the manufacturing was consolidated in 1996 at a newly constructed plant in Jacksonville, IL. From this location, Rutland supplies products nationally and internationally. Today, they continue to manufacture the best possible products at the most competitive prices.